Instruction manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Declarations of conformity
- Safety instructions
- PIKE types and highlights
- FireWire
- Overview
- FireWire in detail
- Serial bus
- FireWire connection capabilities
- Capabilities of 1394a (FireWire 400)
- Capabilities of 1394b (FireWire 800)
- Compatibility between 1394a and 1394b
- Image transfer via 1394a and 1394b
- 1394b bandwidths
- FireWire Plug & play capabilities
- FireWire hot plug precautions
- Operating system support
- 1394a/b comparison
- System components
- Specifications
- Camera dimensions
- PIKE standard housing (2 x 1394b copper)
- PIKE (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Tripod adapter
- Pike W90 (2 x 1394b copper)
- Pike W90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Pike W90 S90 (2 x 1394b copper)
- Pike W90 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Pike W270 (2 x 1394b copper)
- Pike W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Pike W270 S90 (2 x 1394b copper)
- Pike W270 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Cross section: C-Mount (VGA size filter)
- Cross section: C-Mount (large filter)
- Adjustment of C-Mount
- F-Mount, K-Mount, M39-Mount
- Camera interfaces
- Description of the data path
- Block diagrams of the cameras
- Sensor
- Channel balance
- White balance
- Auto shutter
- Auto gain
- Manual gain
- Brightness (black level or offset)
- Horizontal mirror function
- Shading correction
- Look-up table (LUT) and gamma function
- Binning (b/w models)
- Sub-sampling
- High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio)
- Frame memory and deferred image transport
- Color interpolation (BAYER demosaicing)
- Sharpness
- Hue and saturation
- Color correction
- Color conversion (RGB ‡ YUV)
- Bulk Trigger
- Level Trigger
- Serial interface
- Controlling image capture
- Video formats, modes and bandwidth
- How does bandwidth affect the frame rate?
- Configuration of the camera
- Camera_Status_Register
- Configuration ROM
- Implemented registers
- Camera initialize register
- Inquiry register for video format
- Inquiry register for video mode
- Inquiry register for video frame rate and base address
- Inquiry register for basic function
- Inquiry register for feature presence
- Inquiry register for feature elements
- Inquiry register for absolute value CSR offset address
- Status and control register for feature
- Feature control error status register
- Video mode control and status registers for Format_7
- Advanced features
- Version information inquiry
- Advanced feature inquiry
- Camera status
- Maximum resolution
- Time base
- Extended shutter
- Test images
- Look-up tables (LUT)
- Shading correction
- Deferred image transport
- Frame information
- Input/output pin control
- Delayed Integration enable
- Auto shutter control
- Auto gain control
- Autofunction AOI
- Color correction
- Trigger delay
- Mirror image
- AFE channel compensation (channel balance)
- Soft Reset
- High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio)
- User profiles
- GPDATA_BUFFER
- Firmware update
- Glossary
- Index

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Index
ExpressCard............................................. 24
technology ........................................ 24
ExpressCard/54 ........................................ 24
ExpTime (Field).......................................153
EXTD_SHUTTER........................................225
extended shutter ....................................153
configuration....................................153
FireDemo..........................................225
FireView...........................................225
inactive ....................................154
, 225
register............................................225
Trigger mode ....................................145
EXTENDED_SHUTTER.................................153
External GND ........................................... 78
external trigger ....................................... 84
F
FastCapture
bandwidth........................................134
deferred image transport ....................233
false................................................134
only Format_7...................................134
FastCapture (Field)..................................233
FCC Class B.............................................. 11
FireDemo
Extended shutter ...............................225
FirePackage
OHCI API software .............................. 29
FireView
Extended shutter ...............................225
FireWire
connecting capabilities ....................... 19
definition.......................................... 17
serial bus .......................................... 18
FireWire 400............................................ 20
FireWire 800............................................ 20
FireWire™ bus.......................................... 82
firmware update .....................................247
Flux voltage
input characteristics ........................... 83
LED .................................................. 83
focal length ............................................ 30
FORMAT_7_ERROR_1................................. 80
FORMAT_7_ERROR_2................................. 80
FOV.......................................................114
FPGA Boot error ....................................... 80
frame rates
bandwidth........................................172
bandwidth limitation .........................176
bus speed.........................................159
Format_7 .........................................176
maximum .........................................159
tables..............................................172
video mode 0....................................175
video mode 2....................................175
Frame valid ............................................. 91
Free-Run................................................157
Full binning ...........................................128
Fval ....................................................... 91
Fval signal .............................................. 91
G
Gain......................................................111
gain
auto ................................................110
auto exposure CSR .............................110
AUTOFNC_AOI ...................................107
manual ............................................113
manual gain range...................... 106
, 113
ranges .............................................113
gain CSR................................................112
GAIN (Name)..........................................111
GAIN (register).......................................106
gamma function .....................................123
CCD models.......................................119
gamma LUT ............................................123
global pipelined shutter...........................145
global shutter ........................................145
GND for RS232......................................... 78
GPDATA_BUFFER ....................... 121
, 122, 124
GRAB_COUNT..........................................118
H
hardware trigger ................................88, 151
HoldImg
field ................................................132
flag.................................................132
mode...............................................132
set ..................................................233
HoldImg (Field) ......................................233
Horizontal binning ..................................127
horizontal mirror function ........................114
hue
offset ..............................................137










